Just got out of the hospital yesterday morning with prescriptions for meds that actually work, only to find out my father effectively cut me off while I was in there, leaving me completely ****ed since now I have no idea how I'm going to be able to afford my meds or doctor's appointments -- especially ****ty since I need those meds if I'm going to be able to work, go to school, or just not go through misery-inducing, possibly life-threatening withdrawal from them.

"No, Mama. You can bet your sweet ass and half a titty whoever put that hit on you already got the cops in their back pocket." ~Black Dynamite

Battle is a pure form of expression. It is heart and discipline, reduced to movement and motion. In battle, the words are swept away, giving way to actions-- mercy, sacrifice, anger, fear. These are pure moments of expression.

Bart, what's up bud, why do you need the meds and stuff, if you don't mind me askin'?

I'm a bit unstable, though perfectly normal with the right meds. And going off them suddenly, because of say, an inability to afford them, would put me in a far worse situation than if I had never started them at all.

Just sucks since I was completely blindsided by this whole thing. At least if I knew beforehand I could have planned ahead for it.

"No, Mama. You can bet your sweet ass and half a titty whoever put that hit on you already got the cops in their back pocket." ~Black Dynamite

bank teller is becoming a good job i think...just have to work with a bunch of middle-aged+ women. that's the only downside of the job. most of my customers are old deaf people too, so that makes it fun!

Battle is a pure form of expression. It is heart and discipline, reduced to movement and motion. In battle, the words are swept away, giving way to actions-- mercy, sacrifice, anger, fear. These are pure moments of expression.

One of Japans BWR Nuclear Reactors is having SEVERE issues. Like "radiation levels that are WAAAYYY above normal in their control room" issues. They can't get the coolant pumps going. 2 other reactors are having severe issues as well, but look to be stabilized "soon".

Smartly, Japan has evacuated residents out of those areas. They have also started a MASSIVE Relief Op in the effected N.E. area of the country.

That **** sucks man. It's like the San Fran Quake in the early 1900's in the US. Crazy ****.

Good thing their civil engineers are baller. (As mandated by the government..... )

According to the latest reports at the bottom of the page, Japanese officials believe Reactor #1 at the Fukushima Nuclear complex may be in the process of a nuclear meltdown. Other reactors that have been damaged may also be at an increased risk of a meltdown.

My brothers wife (and best friend) have been spouting off right wing rhetoric at me for the last week. I finally got fed up when I would make a reply and they would start personally attacking me. (oh, they were not talking about me, they would say "People" instead of "you") On Facebook. On twitter they would be making snarky comments about Death threats the Elected GOP members of state are receiving and admonishing "violence" created by protesters

Now I got a wedding coming up, and I am severely tempted to invite my brother and his daughter, but not welcome his wife.

Going to be rather sparse on my side of the church

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Battle is a pure form of expression. It is heart and discipline, reduced to movement and motion. In battle, the words are swept away, giving way to actions-- mercy, sacrifice, anger, fear. These are pure moments of expression.

In the summer of 2005, America was facing a full-blown energy crisis, but the Republican Congress was unwilling to do anything that would substantively improve the country's energy efficiency. They wouldn't mandate improved light bulbs. They wouldn't increase CAFE standards. But, alongside billions of dollars in handouts and tax breaks for dirty energy the Frist-Hastert Congress was willing to "save energy" by shortening the portion of the year when Americans are allowed to sleep late.

The rationale for the new daylight savings calendar was that it would reduce energy use by encouraging people to use less electric light, but that assumption hadn't been well tested — and a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) reveals that the policy likely encouraged Americans to use more energy by running heaters and air conditioners more than enough to offset the decreased use of light, and to spend more money doing so

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In the summer of 2005, America was facing a full-blown energy crisis, but the Republican Congress was unwilling to do anything that would substantively improve the country's energy efficiency. They wouldn't mandate improved light bulbs. They wouldn't increase CAFE standards. But, alongside billions of dollars in handouts and tax breaks for dirty energy the Frist-Hastert Congress was willing to "save energy" by shortening the portion of the year when Americans are allowed to sleep late.

The rationale for the new daylight savings calendar was that it would reduce energy use by encouraging people to use less electric light, but that assumption hadn't been well tested — and a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) reveals that the policy likely encouraged Americans to use more energy by running heaters and air conditioners more than enough to offset the decreased use of light, and to spend more money doing so

I want your source as a direct link, please.

Not to doubt you, as I know that logically, this is solid. But I want to read it for myself, because I think I can use this in my book as evidence on how the corporations have created and fostered and turned the Republic of the United States of America into the Oligarchy of the United States of America.

In the summer of 2005, America was facing a full-blown energy crisis, but the Republican Congress was unwilling to do anything that would substantively improve the country's energy efficiency. They wouldn't mandate improved light bulbs. They wouldn't increase CAFE standards. But, alongside billions of dollars in handouts and tax breaks for dirty energy the Frist-Hastert Congress was willing to "save energy" by shortening the portion of the year when Americans are allowed to sleep late.

The rationale for the new daylight savings calendar was that it would reduce energy use by encouraging people to use less electric light, but that assumption hadn't been well tested — and a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) reveals that the policy likely encouraged Americans to use more energy by running heaters and air conditioners more than enough to offset the decreased use of light, and to spend more money doing so

I find it very hard to beleive that it caused ANY change in electric use.

and they shouldnt MANDATE me changing my light bulbs, stay the **** out of my house.

and they shouldnt MANDATE me changing my light bulbs, stay the **** out of my house.

uhhh, they weren't gonna tell you to do anything duder, they were gonna tell light bulb manufacturers to start making more energy efficient bulbs. not sure why changing to better bulbs and saving money would raise your ire in the first place tho

"No, Mama. You can bet your sweet ass and half a titty whoever put that hit on you already got the cops in their back pocket." ~Black Dynamite

tenant upstairs is an a-hole. he got all mad because we were playing with the dogs at 10pm and started stomping on the floor. then we left the dogs out and he wanted to pick a fight with me. note: this guy is a 50 year old disabled man...seirously. he kept calling me names and ****. then he tried kicking the dogs.

and i turned down his offer to fight him. no need for a misdemeanor. it's pretty bad when the cops say you should move out of the neighborhood because apparently the whole block is like that.

Battle is a pure form of expression. It is heart and discipline, reduced to movement and motion. In battle, the words are swept away, giving way to actions-- mercy, sacrifice, anger, fear. These are pure moments of expression.

So, either reporters in the area have NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING, or the Japanese government is covering the asses of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (The latter more likely than the former, the former can be blamed on the latter) because apparently Japanese nuclear reactors are not "under control".

uhhh, they weren't gonna tell you to do anything duder, they were gonna tell light bulb manufacturers to start making more energy efficient bulbs. not sure why changing to better bulbs and saving money would raise your ire in the first place tho

that would be fine I suppose

but sont most CFL's still have residual mercury meaning I have to pay to dispose of them?

but sont most CFL's still have residual mercury meaning I have to pay to dispose of them?

in the u.s. the recycling and disposal fees are included in the price you pay for them as manufacturers are responsible for their products' disposal. and, iirc, home depot has free florescent bulb disposal programs. but, if your state doesn't have disposal laws for them, you can just toss 'em since the amount of mercury in them is negligible. in fact, the decreased power usage means power plants, most notably coal plants, end up emitting less mercury than would be put into the environment otherwise.

"No, Mama. You can bet your sweet ass and half a titty whoever put that hit on you already got the cops in their back pocket." ~Black Dynamite

as far as the nuclear power plants in Japan are concerned there is a real good article i found that explains things better then the "OHNOES PANIC!" you might hear

The basics are that the Reactors are shut down, and they are attempting to cool down the fuel rods with seawater. Yes the Rods have been exposed causing a partial meltdown. But it is unlikely there is going to be a full meltdown. The recent explosions are caused by a reaction akin to electrolysis of water as it is used for cooling. Hydrogen gas pools on the roof and the venting fans creates a spark, which causes an explosion.

It is bad, 3 mile island bad, but not Chernobyl bad

Any radiation right now that gets into the atmosphere is going to be dispersed to the point of being negligible by the time it hits the US west coast

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